South Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Richard S. Ewell
Died 1872
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009
1. Richard S. Ewell Marker
Lieutenant General in Confederate Army, commanding a corps in Robert e. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. After the war lived on farm at Ewell's Station (Spring Hill), Tennessee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 36° 8.856′ N, 86° 46.217′ W. Marker was in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It was in South Nashville. It could be reached from the intersection of 4th Avenue South and Oak Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in Nashville City Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1001 4th Ave S, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Middle Tennessee. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Nashville: The World of Speculation (within shouting distance of this marker); Frontier Nashville / Athens of the West (within shouting distance of this marker); John E. Hagey (within shouting distance of this marker); From Frontier to Civilization
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Gen. Sam G. Smith (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
2. Richard S. Ewell
[Richard Stoddert Ewell, 1817-1872, bust portrait, facing right; in uniform. CSA general]
Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009
3. Richard S. Ewell Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009
4. Richard S. Ewell Grave
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009
5. Richard S. Ewell Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 24, 2022
6. Showing that the marker has been removed.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 731 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on August 24, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 28, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 6. submitted on August 24, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
